SAN FRANCISCO — HCP has broken ground on the first phase of The Cove at Oyster Point, a new life science development in South San Francisco. The 884,000-square-foot project will be located on Oyster Point Boulevard. The campus will contain seven buildings that range in size from 102,000 square feet to 158,000 square feet. It will also feature 5.5 acres of outdoor green space, an amenity center, and retail and hotel entitlements. The first phase will contain two buildings totaling 253,000 square feet. They are scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2016. The Cove will be South San Francisco’s first ground-up, multi-tenant life science development in nearly a decade, according to CBRE life sciences experts Chris Jacobs and Rick Friday, who are serving as the project’s exclusive leasing agents.
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FREMONT, CALIF. — Healthcare Realty Trust has acquired Civic Center Place, a 110,679-square-foot medical office building in Fremont, for $39.2 million. The center is located at 39141 Civic Center Drive. Civic Center Place was built in 1999. It is situated on 3.9 acres on the east side of the San Francisco Bay. The center was 98 percent leased at the time of closing. It is mostly occupied by healthcare-related tenants, as the center sits adjacent to the Washington Township Hospital Campus and Kaiser Permanente Fremont Medical Center. The facilities are situated along the future “Gateway” to the city’s downtown district. The transaction was executed by Marcus Muirhead, Greg Guglielmino and Steve Gonzalez of the Colliers Muirhead-Guglielmino-Gonzalez Investment Team. The seller was Berkeley Land Company.
SAN DIEGO – Rexford Industrial has acquired a 112,500-square-foot industrial complex in the San Diego submarket of Miramar for $18.4 million. The five-building complex is located at 8902-8940 Activity Road. It is currently 92.5 percent occupied.
CALABASAS, CALIF. – A 19,000-square-foot office building in the Los Angeles submarket of Calabasas has sold to SDK Properties for $4.4 million. The building is located at 24003 Ventura Blvd. It was 90 percent occupied at the time of closing. SDK Properties was represented by Mitchell Stokes of Madison Partners. The seller was Calabasas Storage LLC.
SAN DIEGO – The 28-unit Orlando Woods apartments in the San Diego submarket of El Cajon has sold to Ambient Communities for $2.4 million. The community is located at 265-67 Orlando Street. Peter Scepanovic and Corey McHenry of Colliers International Multifamily Advisory Group represented both Ambient and the seller, Strykowski Trust, in this transaction.
MONTEREY, CALIF. — Monterey VA Health Care Center in the Monterey County submarket of Marina has received a $99.4-million construction-to-permanent loan. The 141,000-square-foot healthcare facility will be located on the former Fort Ord military base. The facility is currently under construction. Veteran Affairs will occupy the majority of the building, with the remaining space going to the Department of Defense for the next 20 years. The center will provide primary and specialty care to tens of thousands of patients in the surrounding area. The non-recourse, fixed rate loan will amortize over a 20-year term. It was arranged by George Mitsanas, Peter Hillakas and Michelle Hsieh of Newmark Realty Capital, as well as by Mesirow Financial. Newmark will service this loan for its life company correspondent lender.
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — Westcore Properties has acquired a 165,497-square-foot property in Sunnyvale for $52.7 million. The property is located at 1390 and 1400 Kifer Road. The acquisition includes a three-story office building and a single-story data center. The vacant office building will undergo a major renovation, including a new outdoor tenant area, refreshed landscaping, and new finishes to the lobby and interior. The data center is occupied by CenturyLink. The property is less than a mile from CalTrain. The seller, WTA Development, was represented by DTZ’s Steve Horton and Kelly Yoder, and by CBRE’s Joe Moriarty and Brad Zampa. DTZ will also handle the leasing assignment.
CERRITOS, CALIF. — Alere has acquired Cerritos West Industrial Park, a seven-building, 395,177-square-foot property, for $43.8 million. The park is located at 13311-13317 166th Street, 16301-16431 Carmenita Road and 16210-16448 Manning Way in Cerritos. Cerritos West is fully leased by 14 tenants, including Future Metals, Bunn-o-Matic and Maruka Machinery Co., a parent company to Maruka, USA. The park has freeway access to interstates 5, 605, 105, 710, 405 and 110, as well as state routes 91, 57 and 60. CBRE’s Darla Longo, Barbara Emmons, Rebecca Perlmutter Finkel and Laird Perkins represented both the buyer and seller, CBRE Global Investors, in this transaction.
LOS ANGELES – Keolis Transit America has renewed its lease at Skyview Center at 6053 W. Century Blvd. The facility serves as the company’s North American headquarters. The public transportation provider was represented by Sean Westgate of Cresa Los Angeles. The landlord, Los Angeles World Airports, was represented by Tom Sheets of Cushman & Wakefield.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. – Carter’s has opened a 9,505-square-foot outpost in the Westgate Center in San Jose. The center is located at the northeast corner of Hamilton and Saratoga. It is anchored by Target, Nordstrom Rack, Walmart Neighborhood Market, Nike Factory Store, Old Navy, Burlington Coat Factory, Michaels and Ross. Carter’s was represented by Dawn Greiner and Laura Tinetti of SRS Real Estate Partners. The landlord is Federal Realty Investment Trust.